Windows 8 News » release date http://windows8news.com The Latest Microsoft Windows 8 News, Rumours & Screenshots Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:33:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Windows 8 To Launch In 2012?http://windows8news.com/2009/08/10/windows-8-to-launch-in-2012/ http://windows8news.com/2009/08/10/windows-8-to-launch-in-2012/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:34:25 +0000 Everton http://windows8news.com/?p=83
  • Windows 8 ‘Confirmed’ for 2012 Launch
  • Windows 8 Feature Wishlist
  • Looking Forward To Windows 8, What Microsoft Missed In Windows 7, Part 5
  • Windows 8 FAQ
  • Windows 7 One Step Closer To Launch
  • Windows 8 and Server “Next” to Be Developed in Parallel
    • ]]>     Windows 7 isn’t out the door yet, but Microsoft seem to be making good progress with Windows 8.  A roadmap slide from Microsoft’s Italian subsidiary has Windows 8 penciled in for a 2012 release:

    Windows 8 Server Roadmap 400x283 Windows 8 To Launch In 2012?

    Note though that Windows 8 is down as approximately 2012.  Even still, it looks like Microsoft are sticking to their 2.5-3 year release cycle, with Windows Vista launching Jan 2007 (it was late), Windows 7 in October 2009 and Windows 8 in 2012.

    Windows 8 is also denoted as ‘codemane Windows 8′ – does this mean that ‘Windows 8‘ will not be called Windows 8?

    I’m expecting big things from Windows 8.  Although Windows 7 is a great release and adds several much needed improvements to Windows Vista, it’s still too familiar for me and doesn’t feel ‘new’ enough and I’m looking forward to getting a new OS to get my teeth into!

    Related posts:

    1. Windows 8 ‘Confirmed’ for 2012 Launch
    2. Windows 8 Feature Wishlist
    3. Looking Forward To Windows 8, What Microsoft Missed In Windows 7, Part 5
    4. Windows 8 FAQ
    5. Windows 7 One Step Closer To Launch
    6. Windows 8 and Server “Next” to Be Developed in Parallel

    ]]>     http://windows8news.com/2009/08/10/windows-8-to-launch-in-2012/feed/ 23